Car-fender.



Patented J an. 30, 1917.

S-S HEET 2.

E. lVI. KNOTHE.

CAR FENDER.

APPLlcAnoN FILED Nov. 15. 191e,

1,214,175. Patented Jim. 30,1917.

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ML M. 'KNOTHE, OF SEATTLE, VJASHINGTON, SSGNOB.- TO EMELINE KNOTHE, OF SEATTLE, WASHNGTON.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

APatented Jan. 30, 1191*?.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 13E.,356.

To @ZZ cti/2,0m t may concern:

Be it lrnown that l, EMIL M. KNo'rHn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Seattle, county of King, and State ot llashington, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Caraenders, of which the following is speciiication.

My invention relates to car tenders and comprises certain novel parts and combinations of parts which will be described and garticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to improve upon tenders of the class shown in my prior Tatent No. 1,189,832, issued July fi, 1916.

T he accompanying drawings show the preferred construction.

Figure l is a vertical section taken longitudinally o`i` the car showing the tender and its operating mechanisms. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the tender apron and the mechanism for operating the same located beneath the car. Fig. 3 is a iront elevation showing parts of both the `fender and the car front broken away to bettershow the relation of the parts. F ig. el is a vertical section taken on a plane extending lengthwise of the car showing the pivotal support of the tender and the different positions occupied thereby. Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing the mechanism by which the position of the tender yis controlled. Fig. 6 is a vertical se 'tion showing in detail the hinge ot the fender and the support therefor, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section showing a modified construction -for the valve actuating mechanism.

rllhis fender, in the general character of its structure and the manner oi operating it, clearly resembles that shown in my prior application above referred to. The points wherein the construction. here illustrated, is the same as in the fender shown in said application, will not herein be described in detail.

T he fender apron l is connected to acouple of cast arms 1l, which latter arms are so shaped that they extend upwardly and to the rear from the bar l2 which forms the rear edge of the tender apron. IThese carrying arms ll are pivoted at 13 from blocks l5, which are adapted to be secured at variable elevations to the lower part of the suspension bars 2, which suspension bars extend upwardly to the rear of the bumper B and are pivoted at 21, which point is preterably located at or near the level of the v tloor of the car. rlhe carrying arms 1l have rearward projections 14 which are engaged by pins 3l which extend through the flanges of the block l5 to thereby hold the fender apron in its xed position. By withdrawal oil the pins 3l the tender apron may be thrown up into vertical position, as is shown by the dotted lines in Figs. l and 6. in this raised position the reinsertion of the pins cause them to engage the opposite side of the short arm la to thus hold the fender in raised position. rEhe pins 31 are carried by arms which are secured upon a rod 3, which extends transversely ot the car, and

provided at one end with a side projection 38, by which it may be engaged to reciprocate to thereby withdraw and insert the pins 3l. Spring 32 acts to hold the bar 3 in locking position. rlhis construction is similar to that shown in my prior application.

The fender is normally held forwardly by means of a spring Ll, which is placed outside or" two telescoping members Ll() and 41, the member being pivoted to the lower end of the suspension bar 2, or as an equivalent, to the bloclr l5 carried upon this bar. The tubular member 40 of this combination, has a threaded section upon which is placed adjustable nuts 42. which receive the thrust ot' the spring il. The inner member ll of the telescopic connection is hingedly supported at e3 from the car frame. The initial tension upon the spring 4 may be adjusted by varying the location of the thrust nuts 42. Vlhis tension should be such as to normally maintain the fender apron 1 in its extreme forward and upward position. llt is intended that this apron be capable of a certain amount of swing upon the pivot axis 2l without actuating the valve by which the power cylinder is supplied with air to draw the fender backward and downward. rl`his feature is the same as that shown in my prior patent above noted.

rlhe valve by which the air is controlled is shown at A, this being similar in all its essential respects to that shown in said application. The air connections between the cylinder and said valve and with the motormans controlling lever remain the same, and their detail description is not believed to here be necessary.

rl`he manner of connecting the valve operating mechanism with the tender apron .tor automatic action thereby, is somewhat different from that shown in my prior patent above noted. A shaft 4which extends transversely of the car has two arms 50 secured thereto and extending` downward. 5 These arms have slots which receive the ends of rods 52, the slot being of such length that the required angular movement of the arms 50 will not cramp the rods 52 therein. The other ends of rods 52 are pivotally connected to the suspensionrbars 2, and springs 53 are placed about the rods 52 and bear against the arms 50 and against an adjustable thrust nut 54 carried by the rod 52.

The initial tension upon spring 53 is adjusted so as t0 overcome the resistance -to the rocking of the shaft 5, when the downward and backward swing of the fender has reached a predetermined point. When this point is reached, the oscillation of the shaft 5, acting through the arm 51, will draw down rod 55 which is connected to the valve A so as t0 operate this to admit air to cylinder P. The cylinder P has a piston 6 therein, the outer end of which is slotted to receive the end of lever 60, which is pivoted at 61 and is connected by its other end to a rod 62 which, in turn, connects it with bar-68, which extends between and connects the two blocks 15, upon which the fender apron is pivoted. Admission of air to cylinder P forces the piston outward and, by the above connecting means. draws the fender apron backward and downward until its forward end rests upon theground, `to the position shown by the dot and dash line in Fig. il. Extending upward from adjacent the rear edge of the fender apron is a guard frame 19. This is provided with slots 18 in its lower edge, so positioned as to receive the fender carrying-arms 1 1 when the fender is swung to its upper position. It is also provided with anopening 17 which is located in front of the draw loa-r and vfender apron 1 is also provided with .an lopening in position to register with the `opening 17 when the fender is in .raised position.

Maintained upon the suspension -bars 2, vare two bars 7, whichare pivotallyfconnect- Yed 'at 170, and are connected at their rear end/by a transversely extending' rod 71, ,to :which is connected la `rod 172 extending upwardly and provided with aturn buckle 73, or other means by which its length mayrbe adjusted. The upper end -of this rod is bent laterally, so that it may be securedfto 1an arm of a bell-crank lever 75. the other Aarm of `which is connected bya link 76 with an arm 7, which is connected to move with .the operating lever 78.

Mounted upon the dashDisfa `.plate 74 having a slot therein ,which-willreceivethe sbent end vof ,the-rod 72, whilethe latter is ,not connected withvtheAleveI-f The-bar 7 .65 .which is `pivoted to .the-.suspension .bal-2S. 2,

nanars has its forward end turned up to form a shallow notch 79, which is so placed as to engagewithv the forward edge of the bumper B, when the fender is in its extreme forward position and when the valve control- Aling handle 78 is in its normal position. This device is intended for use under conditions where the automatic action of the fender Yis-to be eliminated. This is desirable in case where snow is upon the ground to such an extent as to offer a backward resistanceto the fender. `Vi7ithout some pro- *vision of this sort the resistance offered by the snow would be sufficient to trip the valve and cause the `fender tobe depressed. By connecting the locking bars 7 with the valve operating handle 78, locking bars 7 will be released upon manual application of .air to the cylinder P, thus offering no resista-noe to the manual operation of the fender,'but cutting out the automatic feas ture of its operation.

The spring 53, which transmits the backward push from the fender suspension bars 2 t0 the arm 50. acts under compression.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modification in which anequivalent spring acts under tension. This spring 56 has one end anchored at 57, and the other end secured to the arm 50, and is normally under tension. Rod 58has a pin 59 which engages with the rear surface of the-arm 5,0, the front end of rod 58 being secured to the suspension bars 2. The result -of this is substantially the same as of the other form of construction. The backwardzswing of the fender beyond a certain point lpermits the spring 56 to open -the valve A and admit air to the operating cylinder P.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what claim ;asLneW, and desire to .secure by Letters Patent of the VUnited Statesof America,fis:.

;1. 4In -fa car ffender, `1n lcombination, a fender,.apron;hav1ng -carrying arms rigid therewithland extending upwardly and rearwardly 4'frolla its `rear edge, -pivot supports gior said lfarms distant lfrom the Arear Yedge tending upwardfrom adj acent the Yrear edge `V`ofthe fenderapronanjdhaving slots for the receptionvVof a the ysfenderfcarrying arms .when

the fender apron is raised.

,2. ln a car .fender, vin combination, a

-fender apron having ,carrying arms rigid ftherewith and;extendingupwardly and rearwardly `from Vits rear edge, ypivot supports :forQsaid arms ydistal-1t from the rear edge Qftheifiender aprem-and a vguard frameex- @tendingupward fromfadjacent the rear edge f. of the fendera'pron and having slots for the .reception of the rfender,-carrving arms when coupler when the fender apron is in raised position.

3. ln a car fender, in combination, a tender apron having carrying arms rigid therewith and extending upwardly and rearwardly from its rear edge, pivot supports for said arms distant from the rear edge of the fender apron, and a guard trame eX- tending upward from adjacent the rear edge ot the fender apron and having slots for the reception ot the tender-carrying arms when the tender apron is raised, the carrying arms and the members to which they are pivoted having interlocking members engageable to hold the tender apron in either raised or lowered position.

4. In a car fender, in combination, fender suspension members located back of the bumper member of the car frame and pivoted by their upper ends above the bumper to swing parallel with the length of the car, fender carrying arms fixed to the rear edge of the apron frame and having pivotal supports from said suspension members located upwardly and rearwardly of the rear edge of the fender frame.

In a car fender, in combination, fender suspension members located back of the bumper member ot the car trame and pivoted by their upper ends above the bumper to swing parallel with the length of the car, a block carried by the lower end of each of said suspension members and vertically adjustable thereon, and a fender apron having carrying arms pivoted upon said blocks at points upwardly and rearwardly ot the rear edge of the fender apron.

6. In a car fender, in combination, 'fender suspension members located back of the bumper member of th-e car frame and pivoted by their upper ends above the bumper to swing parallel with the length of the car, fender carrying arms tixed to the rear edge of the apron trame and having pivotal supports from said suspension members located upwardly and rearwardly of the rear edge of the tender trame, and springs acting to normally maintain said suspension mem,- bers in forward position.

7. In a car fender, in combination, fender suspension members located baclg oi the bumper member of the car frame and pivoted by their upper ends above the bumper to swing parallel with the length of the car, fender carrying arms fixed to the rear edge of the apron frame and having pivotal supports 'from said suspension members located upwardly and rearwardly ot the rear edge of the tender frame, springs acting to normally maintain said suspension members in forward position, and a power mechanism adapted to be thrown into action to swing said suspension members rearwardly.

8. ln a car fender, in combination. fender suspension bars extending vertically back of and pivoted above the bumper to swing from front to rear, a tender apron supported from the lower ends ot' said suspension arms, and springs acting to normally hold said suspension bars toward the torward part of their swing.

9. In a car tender, in combination, tender suspension bars extending vertically bach of and pivoted above the bumper to swing from front to rear, a fender apron supported from the lower ends of said suspension arms, springs acting to normally hold said suspension bars toward the forward part ot their swing, reti-acting mechanism for the tender, and means for throwing the retracting mechanism into action by a movement ot the fender apron backward of a predetermined point.

10. ln a car tender, in combination, tender suspension bars extending vertically back of and pivoted above the bumper to swing from front to rear, a fender apron supported from the lower ends of said suspension arms, springs acting to normally hold said suspension bars toward the torward part et their swing, and a lock, releasable by hand and adapted to hold the tender in its extreme forward position.

1l. In a car fender, in combination, a fender apron, means for supporting this-apron to permit its moving downward and baclward, means yieldingly supporting the terr der apron in advanced position, a power retracting means automatically brought into action by a backward movement of the fender apron beyond a predetermined point, means for manually throwing said retracting mechanism into action, and a lock adapted to prevent the action of the automatic rctracting means and connected to the means l Jor manually actuating the reti-acting means to be released by the operation thereof.

l2. n a car tender, in combination, a fender apron, suspension bars connecting with the rear part of said apron to swing from front to rear, springs normally holding the fender apron forwardly, a power actuated means for retracting the fender, means for applying said power means by the backward movement of the fender apron beyond a predetermined point, a means for manually throwing said power means into action, a catch carried by the suspension bars and adapted to engage a iiXed member to prevent backward movement of the Jfender, and means for optionally connecting said catch with the means for manually controlling said power retracting means to release said catch by the same movement which throws said power means into action.

13. In a car fender, in combination. a tender apron and supporting means therefor permitting movement from 'front to rear, means for yieldinglv holding the fender forwardly, a power device for retracting the fender, normally held out of action, means for throwing said powerdevice into action by backward movement of the fender comprising a spring through which the tripping .effort is transmitted.

14. In a car fender, in combination, Jfender suspension bars pivoted at their upper ends to swing from front to rear, ,a fender apron carried by the lower ends of said suspension bars,means operable by the fender for effecting a downward and backward swing of the fender, and a lock adapted when in use to nullify the control by the fender oi' the means for swinging the fender backward.

15. In a car fender, in combination, fender suspension bars pivoted at their upper ends to swing from front to rear, a fender apron carried by the lower ends of said suspension bars, means operable by the fender for effecting a downward and backward .swing of the fender, a lock adapted when in use to nullify the control vby the fender oi' the means for swinging the fender backward, and manually controllable means for actuating the fender swinging means having also a connection with said lock to release it when the fender swinging means is thrown into action.

16. In a car fender, in combination, a fender apron and supporting means therefor permitting a downward, receding movement of the apron, mechanism for applying power -to secure such movement, a hand controlled and an automatic means for applying the power swinging mechanism, a lock adapted to prevent swinging of the fender apron and means whereby said lock may :be con nected for release by the action of the hand controlled member when applying the power swinging mechanism.

17. Ina car fender, in combination, a fender apron adapted to be mounted on a car for downward receding movement, twoseplaratemeansior operating the fender apron,

`and a locking` means adapted to prevent the operation of one of said means without affecting the'action of the other.

18. In a lcar fender, in combination, a fender apron and means for mounting it to permit downward receding movement, an automatic and-a manually controlled means for der apron, suspension bars connected with the rear part thereof and extending upwardlyback of ,the car bumper, means under control of the apron for yswinging the lapron into its lower position, auxiliary means for lowering the apron independent of the Aaction of the apron-controlled means, and a lock controlled by the auxiliary means and adapted to vprevent the operation of the apron-controlled means.

20,. In -a fender, in combination, a Vfender apron, suspension bars lextending upward from the rear edge ofthe .apron and pivoted at their upper ends, means for vertically adjusting .the connection between the apron and its ,suspension bars, kand means for controlling the position of the tender lapron lengthwise ofthe car.

21. In a fender, in combination,.a fender apron, suspension bars extending `upward 'from the rear edgeof the yapron and pivoted at their upperends, means for vertically adjusting the connection between the .apron and -itsvsuspension bars, `springs normally hold- `ing the fender forwardly,an d means for `applying power to draw the fender backward. Signed at Seattle, Washington, this `9th .day '.of November, 11.916.

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